Go for Butternut Squash

Besides being a great side to simple roast chicken or beef tenderloin, seasonal squash provides more than a day's worth of vitamin A and about half the daily recommended vitamin C.Recipe: Butternut Squash Gratin with Blue Cheese and Sage

For a casserole-style dish that is sure to be a hit during the holidays, you can't go wrong with savory rice and squash recipe. It’s full of flavor from the tender butternut squash and combination of herbs and cheese.Recipe: Baked Rice with Butternut Squash

This seasonal fall rice dish featuring roasted butternut squash makes a satisfying side dish for roasted turkey, roast beef or ham, but it’s hearty enough to be a main dish, too.Recipe: Roasted Butternut Squash Risotto with Sugared Walnuts

Spicy fresh ginger complements the sweet roasted winter squash and shallots in this easy soup recipe.  Serve it as a first course soup, or with a sandwich or salad for a light meal. Recipe: Roasted Butternut Squash and Shallot Soup

Cubes of tender butternut squash add color, texture and extra nutrients to this creamy rice and cheese side dish.Recipe: Risotto with Butternut Squash, Pancetta, and Jack Cheese

Bake the savory squash and leek custard-like mixture in individual ramekins or custard cups for a rich side dish that’s just the right size.Recipe: Butternut Squash and Leek Gratins

Add seasonal butternut squash to the mixture for these savory potato cakes, and top with a fiery salsa of apple and serrano chile.Recipe: Curried Butternut Squash and Potato Latkes with Apple Salsa

Build a parfait of baked butternut squash topped with walnuts and crème fraiche. This elegant, five-ingredient dessert shows that butternut squash is more than a side dish.Recipe: Sweet Squash with Walnuts

Roasting butternut squash brings out its sweet, pumpkin-like flavor. Serve with pork tenderloin or pot roast.Recipe: Oven-roasted Fall Vegetables

Adding butternut squash to this cake keeps it moist. Keep it on hand as a healthy afternoon snack or breakfast cake.Recipe: Butternut Squash Spice Cake

Boost the nutrition power of a pasta side dish by coating penne pasta with roasted, puréed butternut squash.Recipe: Fresh Vegetable Penne

Add cubed butternut squash to a classic stir-fry. It's easy, quick, and impressive enough to serve guests.Recipe: Pork and Squash Stir-Fry

Not only do the beef and vegetables add hearty, rich flavor to the chili, they also make it high in zinc, B-vitamins, vitamin C, and vitamin A.Recipe: Beef-and-Butternut Squash Chili

This quintessential fall soup uses butternut squash to impart a rich, creamy texture. Top with toasted pumpkin seeds.Recipe: Butternut Squash-White Bean Soup

Butternut squash stands in for pumpkin in this pie, which received Cooking Light's highest Test Kitchens rating.Recipe: Harvest Pie

Simple and wholesome, this soup highlights the natural essence of butternut squash. The added head of garlic gives it a rich, deep flavor.Recipe: Butternut Squash-Leek Soup